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This podcast is grown, Black and unapologetically unfiltered. Some episodes may include explicit language, hard truths, or sensitive topics - because healing, justice, and truth-telling aren't always soft.
If you're here to protect your comfort over our realities, this might not be your space. But if you're ready for soul-stirring conversations, political fire, and a voice that flies free - welcome to Black Butterfly Podcast.
I'M YOUR HOST, DRINA O'NEILL
We don't whisper! We own the mic!
Recent Episodes
Aug. 18, 2025
Black Girls Missing — New Cases, Updates & Calls for Action (Aug 18, 2025)
You're listening to another episode of the Black Girls Missing Series on Black Butterfly Podcast, hosted by Drina O'Neill. This episode is a roll call — a deliberate, urgent naming of missing Black women and girls whose stori...
Aug. 18, 2025
Federalize This: Trump's Power Play to Take Over Our Cities
Host, Drina O’Neill breaks down a wave of recent executive orders — from federalizing D.C. to opening 401(k)s to alternative assets, shifting banking rules, demanding college transparency, and centralizing federal grants — an...
Aug. 18, 2025
From D.C. Federalization to Bank Blacklists: How Executive Orders Could Reshape Our Lives
In this episode of Black Butterfly Podcast, Drina O’Neill breaks down a flurry of Trump executive orders that could reshape daily life: federalizing D.C., opening 401(k)s to high‑risk alternative assets, a ‘Fair Banking’ shift that could cut off activists and small businesses, higher‑education outc…
Aug. 18, 2025
D.C. Federalized, Grants Cut, Retirement at Risk — A Wake-Up Call
In this episode of Black Butterfly Podcast we unpack a recent wave of presidential executive orders — from federalizing D.C. policing to new retirement and banking rules, higher education transparency, and grant-making reforms.
Aug. 13, 2025
"The Illusion of Freedom: Exposing Student Loan Reform Myths"
Welcome back to What the Fuck Wednesdays on the Black Butterfly podcast, where host Drina O'Neill fearlessly tackles the harsh realities of student loans. This episode exposes the deceptive practices of Sally Mae and Navient,...
Aug. 11, 2025
Silent Voices: Unveiling the Stories of the Missing
Black Girls Missing: Mary Johnson Davis, Maryah Johnson, Joanisha Pierre, and Raechel Brown. . . Warning: The photos shown in this visual are not actual images of the missing individuals discussed in this episode. They are for illustrative purposes only. We honor and respect the privacy of the miss…